Tuesday, July 3, 2007, Brooklyn, NY

Happy Independence Day! We had many students come in to fly the night before celebrating the holiday...!

Feisty Galit E. practiced her 360/Pirouette to hone another trick of her's. Type A Elena G. has gotten her Straddle Cut/Catch very well, but much like the Loch Ness monster or Big Foot, we haven't been able to capture it on camera! Here she is w/a decent force out turn around & an attempted Cut/Catch:


Allegra G. had some promising, initial progress w/her Force Out Turn Around & she's getting over her fears of Reverse Suicides (that sounds strange out of context...). The strong Lex R. got a perfect Turn Around where he forced out well above the board! Now, we only need to repeat it consistently. Nice work, Lex! The tall, intense Renee F. fought the good fight to stay focused & push her training as she was back to breaking a few eggs in pursuit of that elusive omelet. Take a look at Renee's B/E Splits (after the 2nd swing) w/an attempted half turn to the mat/net:



The comely, adept & highly missed Kristy M. joined us this night after so long away! She honed her Turn Around very well & is almost ready to remount the pedestal. And, Kristy accomplished her Reverse Suicide on her 1st try, and she only got more comfortable w/it after each time! Nice work, Kristy; we hope to see you again soon!

Here is Kristy's Turn Arounds w/attempted planting of her feet on the pedestal finished off w/some Reverse Suicides!:


The elegant & diverse Maryam W. has pretty much conquered her Turn Around, too! Take a look at a few of her turns this night:

Here's Maryam warming up w/her swing:


And, here she is w/a Turn Around & Reverse Back Flip:


Our Tanya E. tried bettering her B/E Splits w/a Half Turn in pursuit of taking this out of lines eventually. Here's one of Tanya's Splits w/an attempted Half Turn to the mat/net:


Plane humor: "The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one, and against two bombs a million times a million to one. Next time you fly, cut the odds & take a bomb." — Benny Hill

"When we walk to the edge of all the light we have & take the step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for us to stand on or we will be taught to fly." — Patrick Overton